Hi there, I’m Koosje!

pronounced "Kōsha”

I’m an artist and creative entrepreneur living in the Netherlands. I love drawing and I do it every day. On this website, I hope to inspire you to develop a drawing practice too, because it can make you feel good.

Photo by Rick Keus

Travel Sketchbook Tour - Paris + Malta

Travel Sketchbook Tour - Paris + Malta

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!

In today's Sketchbook Tour, you'll get to see the pages I filled during my Workshop trips to Paris, France and to Malta, with just a few pages filled at home in the Netherlands.

It was a busy workshop season, I will show you my sketchbook pages, many of them are demonstration drawings, so you'll get an exclusive look at demo drawings created during my workshops.

I'll tell you the stuff I was teaching, I'll talk about my experiences with the groups of students, and will share with you what I learned through the art I made in this sketchbook.

Workshop pages Paris
I co-taught the workshop "Paris Sketchbook" with Cynthia Morris, Marcus McAllister and Marty Gregg, with whom I'm planning to host another week like this one in 2025. If you're interested, you can let us know through this form.

Cynthia and I will be working together again in April 2024, for our sketchbook workshop "Capture the Lisbon Wow". I'm very excited about that.

Workshop pages Malta
The Malta travel sketchbook adventure was organized by Brenda Murray from studio56boutique.  I'll be teaching another urban sketching workshop like it in Edinburgh, Scotland in July 2024. Hahnemühle will be our official sponsor! There are just 6 tickets left, so be quick if you'd like to join!

This sketchbook is not just a collection of drawings; it's a visual diary, capturing the highs and lows, the challenges and triumphs of my work dedicated to art and teaching.

Sketchbook shown:
Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, size A4

Urban Sketching Drawing Date

Urban Sketching Drawing Date

Drawing in Lisbon

Drawing in Lisbon